He is now calling for voters to back any candidate - as long as they are anti-Brexit

After flirting with a return to front-line politics for several years, the 63-year-old sensationally hinted on Sunday he could run for Parliament to stop the country being “hijacked” over Brexit by Theresa May.

He won a seat in 1983 for the first time, as did a young Jeremy Corbyn

But he has got into hot water with some in the Labour party after appearing to suggest voters should consider backing Tories or Lib Dems in some seats if it meant electing MPs “open to questioning” the Brexit strategy.